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Title	Genres	Topics	Date (Start)	Date (End)	Type	Description	Creator/Author	Birds	Locations	Locality	Habitat	Remarks

Rare bird documentation form for Philadelphia Vireo at Moorehead Park in Ida County, 1994	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1994-10-18	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Philadelphia Vireo at Moorehead Park in Ida County, IA on October 18, 1994.	Ernzen, Peter	Philadelphia Vireo	Moorehead Pioneer Park	Moorehead Park	Riparian - shrubby	The documentation form by Peter Ernzen is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Tennesse Warbler color to [sic] light thick vireo bill Red Eyed Vireo has white eye brow border above + below with black - not present on this vireo - should be darker in color throughout over -> warbling vireo is to [sic] pale in color, no yellow mark across throat. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:00:00/13:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	80
Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, Status: Rare winter visitor	Reports	Birds--Geographical distribution Birds--Identification Rare birds	1993-11-26	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Report about Pine Grosbeaks in Iowa with a focus on the years 1983-1993 prepared on November 26, 1993.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union	Pine Grosbeak	Iowa				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Marshalltown, 1992	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1992-12-19	1992-12-26	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Marshalltown in Marshall County, IA on December 19, 1992.	Grimes, Orville	Pine Grosbeak	Marshalltown	Southwest Marshalltown	wooded yard	The documentation form by Orville Grimes is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: there was no house finches or purple finches in the area. Female Cardinal on feeder at same time. Observed bird seemed a little larger than female Cardinal. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:45:00/10:00:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Decorah in 1989	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Rare birds	1989-03-27	1989-05-31	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for two Pine Grosbeaks at Decorah in Winneshiek County, IA on March 27 and 28, 1989.	Rohm, Arnold Rohm, Dolores M.	Pine Grosbeak	Decorah				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Cedar Hills Sand Prairie, 1989	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1989-12-17	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Cedar Hills Sand Prairie in Black Hawk County, IA on December 17, 1989.	Moore, Francis L.	Pine Grosbeak	Cedar Hills Sand Prairie	Cedar Hills Sand Prairie (NW of Cedar Falls) Black Hawk ,Co, IA	Red Cedar Grove	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: No other species has this color combination that I know of. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:35:00/10:45:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1986-08-24	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on August 24, 1986.	Munson, Erik	Pine Grosbeak	Iowa State Nursery	State Forest Nursery, Ames IA	extensive mixed conifer belts	The documentation form by Erik Munson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore. \| Elimination of similar species: Crossbills, Evening Grosbeak by tail length, size. fem redwing by call, face, wingbars. Juv. towhee by bill, lack of white in wing, tail. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 10:00:00/10:01:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology--Technique Rare birds	1986-08-24	1986-08-26	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on August 24, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pine Grosbeak	Iowa State Nursery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1985-02-17	1985-02-27	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 17 and 24, 1985.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	Pine Grosbeak	Glendale Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-02-15	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 15, 1985.	Fuller, James L	Pine Grosbeak	Glendale Cemetery	Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines	cemetery and yard edge	The documentation form by Jim Fuller is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Charles Fuller, Jane Fuller, and many unidentified observers. \| Elimination of similar species: [...] Size - not quite robin size + somewhat thinner than robin shape with long notched tail [...] Flight - seemed to fly "differently" - body held more vertical + more erratic than most birds. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 12:30:00/12:50:00 and 14:15:00/14:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1985-02-06	1985-02-20	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation for a Pine Grosbeak at Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines in Polk County, IA on February 6 and 13, 1985.	Proescholdt, Beth	Pine Grosbeak	Glendale Cemetery				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Field notes, Babs and Loren Padelford, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-11-11	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Field report about a Pine Grosbeak sighting at the Cocklin Fish Farm in Cass County, IA on November 11, 1984.	Padelford, Babs Padelford, Loren	Pine Grosbeak	Cocklin Fish Farm				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni in 1984	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Birdsongs Rare birds	1984-11-08	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on November 8, 1984.	Breshears, Joe	Pine Grosbeak	Lamoni				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni, 1984	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-11-08	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Lamoni in Decatur County, IA on November 8, 1984.	Livingston, Jeffrey R.	Pine Grosbeak	Lamoni	Lamoni, Iowa	A small wood lot with good undergrowth. Most of the larger trees have fallen over. Most of the small bushes have berries.	The documentation form by Jeffrey R. Livingston is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Joe Breshears. \| Elimination of similar species: Upon first seeing the bird and noticing the bill, I thought of an Evening Grossbeak, [sic] but this bird had a dark bill not a yellow-green one. The body was definitely gray not yellowish. When I saw it closer and in better light, I noticed the rust on the head and rump. This eliminated the Evening Grossbeak. [sic] The bird had no crest or prominent eye markings as do the Waxwings. The under tail coverts were gray. The waxwings are rusty. The White-winged Crossbill is lots smaller and has red on the breast and throat. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 09:50:00/10:05:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Denver, 1984	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-02-12	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Denver in Bremer County, IA on February 12, 1984.	Proescholdt, Beth	Pine Grosbeak	Denver	Denver, Bremer Co.	window feeder of Robert Wylder	The documentation form by Beth Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Mark Proescholdt, Bob Myers, and Francis Moore. \| Elimination of similar species: I don't think there is a similar species like the russet coloration \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:35:00/14:38:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Pine Grosbeak at Denver, 1984	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1984-02-11	1984-02-12	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Pine Grosbeak at Denver in Bremer County, IA on February 11, 1984.	Moore, Francis L.	Pine Grosbeak	Denver	E. side of Denver, IA, Bremer Co. just S. of off County Rd. C50 in town	Backyard of Robert Wylder, coming to window feeder	The documentation form by Francis L. Moore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Bob Myers and Robert Wylder. \| Elimination of similar species: I have never seen any of the other red and gray finches with this particular color combination before or any that were this large \| The original documentation form event lasted from 14:25:00/14:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Gladys Black letter to Michael Newlon regarding bird sightings including a Pine Grosbeak, February 1, 1984	Correspondence Field notes Photographs	Bird feeders Bird watching Birds--Identification Rare birds	1984-02-01	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter from Gladys Black to Michael Newlon, sent on February 1, 1984, about bird sightings that winter. It features a photocopied photograph and description of a Pine Grosbeak sighting at Denver in Bremer County, IA, before February 1, 1984.	Black, Gladys Wylder, Robert	Pine Grosbeak Snowy Owl Glaucous Gull Orange-crowned Warbler	Pleasantville Red Rock Dam Denver				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	80
Rare bird documentation form for Philadelphia Vireo at Brookside Park in Ames, 1982	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1982-10-03	1982-10-31	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Philadelphia Vireo at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on October 3, 1982.	Martsching, Paul	Philadelphia Vireo	Brookside Park	Ames (Brookside Park) Story County, Iowa	General: woods Specific: in smallish (20-25 ft) tree by creek	The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Warbling Vireo - dark mark between bill and eye; yellow all the way across breast. Red Eyed Vireo - This bird was grayish not greenish; eye stripe not prominent or outlined with black; yellow breast. Yellow Throated Vireo - didn't have specticles [sic]; didn't have wing bars. Nashville Warbler - even the palest Nashville's have eye rings. \| The original documentation form event occurred around 10:00:00/10:00:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	80
Rare bird documentation form for Red-eyed Vireo at Washington Township in Ames, 1981	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1981-11-04	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Red-eyed Vireo at Washington Township in Ames in Story County, IA on November 4, 1981.	Robinson, John C., 1959-	Red-eyed Vireo	Washington Township	Ames, Iowa; Story Co.; Washington Twsp.; Sect. 9 (ISU Campus)	General: Short-cut lawn (ISU Campus) with many types of deciduous and coniferous trees occurring at randomly spaced intervals. Specific: A large thicket (30 ft. in diameter) next to a Russian olive tree.	The documentation form by John C. Robinson is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Philadelphia Vireo: this species lacks contrast between head and back and has a yellowish breast. Tennessee Warbler: This species has a smaller bill, is smaller in size, and lacks a blackish border above the eyestripe. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 07:58:00/08:12:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	34	81
Rare bird documentation form for Purple Finch at the Croton Unit at Shimek State Forest, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-08-28	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a Purple Finch at the Croton Unit at Shimek State Forest in Lee County, IA on August 28, 1985.	Cecil, Robert I.	Purple Finch	Shimek State Forest Wildlife Management Area - Croton Unit	Croton Unit, Shimek State Forest, Lee County, Iowa	Open woodland, woodland edge	The documentation form by Robert I. Cecil is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: House Finch has gray/ brown cap, brown, not reddish back. House Finch also has streaks on sides. This bird had unstreaked sides. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:30:00/08:35:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	81
Ross Silcock letter to Thomas Kent regarding rare bird sightings in 1982, June 13, 1982	Correspondence	Birds--Identification Rare birds	1982-06-13	N/A	Manuscript, graphic, and printed material	Letter sent on June 13, 1982 from Ross Silcock to Thomas Kent discussing rare bird sightings for in 1982. It features discussion of sighting of a House Finch at Pocahontas in Pocahontas County, IA on June 3, 1982.	Silcock, W. Ross	Black-headed Grosbeak House Finch Hoary Redpoll Burrowing Owl	Archer Laurens Pocahontas Rush Lake Amana Woods				Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Ames, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Birdsongs Ornithology Rare birds	1985-07-08	1985-07-21	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Ames in Story County, IA on July 8, 1985.	Martsching, Paul	House Finch	Ames	Ames, Story County, Iowa	in town	The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch - male has a purplish or rosey [sic] red color & no streaking on breast; song is different \| The original documentation form event lasted from 08:45:00/08:45:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Brookside Park in Ames, 1985	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1985-10-12	1985-11-03	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Brookside Park in Ames in Story County, IA on October 12, 1985.	Martsching, Paul	House Finch	Brookside Park	Brookside Park, Ames, Story County, Iowa	youngish maple trees along Squaw Creek	The documentation form by Paul Martsching is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch - does not have brown streaks on side (Male); back & wings are rosey. [sic] \| The original documentation form event lasted from 15:00:00/15:00:30.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at Iowa City, 1986	Field notes	Bird feeders Birds--Behavior Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-05-10	N/A	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for a House Finch at Iowa City in Johnson County, IA on May 10, 1986.	Hollis, Richard Jule	House Finch	Iowa City	Iowa City, Iowa	Suburbs - Niger [sic] feeder in Sycamore Tree	The documentation form by Richard Hollis is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Janet Hollis. \| Elimination of similar species: Purple Finch: lack of strong marking around face the pale mousey [sic] brown Rose b grosbeak: the above and size bill shape Pine Siskin - this bird showed no yellow Bill shaped wrong Pine Siskins' tails are very strongly notched Cassin's Finch. I am not familiar with this species, but from reveiwing [sic] the Field Guides it would appear to be ruled out by Bill Shape - if Cassin's really has bill as long as in Geog guide, I would have noted same. Tail of Cassins appears more notched than this bird Cassin's have more strongly marked head and the spots on Cassins the belly are darker + more distinct \| The original documentation form event lasted from 18:00:00/18:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finches at Corydon, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-07-12	1986-07-25	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for three House Finches at Corydon in Wayne County, IA on July 12, 1986.	Proescholdt, Mark	House Finch	Corydon	Corydon , (Wayne County)	Residential area - (Apple Tree, Wires, Tube Feeders)	The documentation form by Mark Proescholdt is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. Other observers include Steve Dinsmore, Jim Fuller, Eugene Armstrong, Eloise Armstrong, Dennis Thompson, and Dorothy Clayton Pohl. \| Elimination of similar species: A female Purple Finch has the distinctive dark ear patch and light eyebrow stripe which these did not. A Pine Siskin has a different look and is smaller, slimmer, and has a thin bill. \| The original documentation form event lasted from approximately 10:30:00/11:30:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82
Rare bird documentation form for House Finch at State Forest Nursery, 1986	Field notes	Birds--Identification Ornithology Rare birds	1986-09-15	1986-09-18	Rare birds documentation form	Rare bird documentation form for two House Finches at State Forest Nursery in Ames in Story County, IA on September 15, 1986.	Dinsmore, Stephen J.	House Finch	Iowa State Nursery	State Forest Nursery, Ames	large pine planting	The documentation form by Steve Dinsmore is the only one submitted and forms the basis of this record. \| Elimination of similar species: The lack of a facial pattern eliminated a female Purple Finch. \| The original documentation form event lasted from 16:30:00/16:40:00.	Iowa Ornithologists' Union \| MS 166	35	82